Dental Health Grant to Transform Our Area

Skaggs Foundation recently helped to secure a $450,000 grant for Cox Medical Center Branson from the Missouri Foundation for Health. This four year grant should allow for staff to be in place and fully operational by Fall of 2014 to provide 1,700 dental patient visits annually. Working in tandem with a case manager recently hired in the Cox Branson Emergency Room, patients can be appropriately redirected to the Faith Community Health Clinic, Jordan Valley Community Health Center and Tri-Lakes Community Health Center for their urgent and ongoing dental health needs. The impact on our hospital, and the citizens who rely upon us for first class healthcare, will be significant. Kudos to Heather Zoromski, Skaggs Foundation Grant Administrator and the entire, multi-organizational team who worked hard and worked together to make this happen.